Gonzalez has been dealing with a thumb blister but he had no issues with it in the side session. If his rehab game goes well, expect Gonzalez to return to the major league rotation sometime next week -- perhaps Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on how many pitches he throws.

Byrd is enjoying a productive May, batting .370 (10 for 27) with a .667 slugging percentage and 1.024 OPS in eight games (seven starts). He also has two doubles, two home runs and six RBI.

"Zimmerman, I can't get that guy out," Kershaw said. "He owns me so I have to figure that out."

Zimmerman is batting .538 (7 for 13) with one double, one RBI and one walk in his career against the left-handed hurler.

"He's obviously one of the best pitchers in the game," he said. "I guess you just have to kind of keep it simple. I wish I knew what I was doing so I could tell everyone."

Zimmerman is batting .313 (15 for 48) in his last 13 games, raising his batting average from .220 to .270.

Konerko has been held out of the lineup for the past two games in an attempt to knock the veteran out of a season-long slump. Konerko has just a .623 OPS over 126 at-bats.

The Indians will give Bourn a day off with Wednesday's day game following Tuesday's night game. Bourn is just 3 for 18 since returning from a hand injury March 10.

His batting average rose from .218 to .242 due to his three hits Tuesday. He also had his first RBI since April 28, which ended a drought of 12 games (five starts) without an RBI.

Brown is batting .301 (22 for 73) with a .548 slugging percentage, three doubles, five home runs and 13 RBI in his last 19 games. His batting average has risen from .206 to .257 in that span.

Tabata is batting .522 (12 for 23) with one home run, three doubles and three RBI in eight May games (four starts). His batting average has soared from .178 to .294 since the start of May.

"He's real close to getting on one of those runs, has had good stuff, but walked more than usual, matter of command," Manuel said during an interview on MLB Network Radio.